Rule Breaker Investing
The Motley Fool
David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, is among the most respected and trusted sources on investing. As a best-selling author, hugely successful stock picker, and financial authority, David has led The Motley Fool’s growth into a worldwide investment and financial advisory services company. Each week David shares his insights into today's most innovative and disruptive publicly traded companies - and how to profit from them by following his signature “Rule Breaker Investing” principles.
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Feb 24, 2016 • 31min
February Mailbag
The last Wednesday of the month means it's mailbag time! David answers your questions about how to avoid watering weeds, why adding to winners is the key to investing success, what to do with big losers, and "potentially" much more.
Submit your own question for next month's mailbag:
Twitter: @RBIPodcast
Email: rbi@fool.com
Share your opinion on your favorite stocks, and keep score on your predictions alongside David on Motley Fool CAPS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2016 • 24min
Dark Clouds I Can See Through
How do you spot Amazon in 1997? Or Starbucks in 1998? How do you know to double down on Netflix in 2004? Today David looks at how we can see the light of optimism through the pessimism of conventional wisdom - and profit by investing in tomorrow's success stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2016 • 28min
5 Stocks to Feed the Bear
We don't believe in timing the market, but we do believe in taking advantage of a market drop to buy long-term positions in stellar companies. Today David highlights 5 under-the-radar, lower-risk companies with great prospects and discounted price tags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 3, 2016 • 22min
The Language of Investing
The words we choose when we talk about investing reveal a lot about our thoughts, biases, and motivations. This week, a little rant on diction, etymology, and cliché, along with some thoughts on how better to speak of our investing motives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2016 • 30min
January Mailbag
It's the month-end mailbag episode! David Gardner answers questions about hating through inheritance, beating the efficient market, what Star Wars means to Disney, and more. Submit your own question for next month's mailbag on Twitter (@RBIPodcast). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2016 • 24min
The YODA Method of Measuring Management
Not to be mistaken for Luke Skywalker's little green guru, YODA is a helpful mnemonic for some (though not all) of the key traits that David likes to find in managers of companies he’s considering for investment. Help you it will! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2016 • 16min
New Year’s Resolution: Get Invested! And Ignore the Market Drop
If your New Year’s Resolution for 2016 was to get into the stock market, you might be worried that you made the wrong move. Fear not! A little historical perspective and a long-term point of view will set you right. Get invested, stay invested, don’t start judging your investments until at least 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 6, 2016 • 18min
Focus
As Rule Breaking investors, we often focus on things that others miss. David shares what he'll be focusing on in 2016, and invites you to share your focus with us at @RBIPodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2015 • 26min
December Mailbag
Maintaining our new end-of-month tradition, David Gardner answers listeners’ investing questions submitted on Twitter (@RBIPodcast). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2015 • 8min
Why We Invest
We work hard for our money. Why would we forfeit the enjoyment and utility of using this capital now? As investors, we forgo the instant gratification of spending and take on the risk that we may even lose it all. Why? As David explains, it’s for all the right reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
